Hommage Camille Rouge
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2038
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted duck breast, pan-seared quail, and wild mushroom risotto.
✨ Technical Specifications
An elegant tribute to Camille Olry-Roederer, the formidable matriarch who steered the house through the mid-20th century, the Hommage Camille Rouge is a rare still red wine from the Coteaux Champenois appellation. Crafted from 100% Pinot Noir, this cuvée is typically sourced from the historic, south-facing Charmont parcel in Mareuil-sur-Aÿ, a terroir famed for its chalk-infused clay soils. Louis Roederer employs traditional vinification with a portion of whole-cluster fermentation and aging in oak casks to preserve the vibrant red fruit character and delicate floral aromas. The result is a wine of striking purity, silky tannins, and a persistent mineral finish that beautifully bridges the gap between Champagne's unique terroir and the elegance of fine Burgundy.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in Reims in 1776 and renamed upon Louis Roederer’s succession in 1833, Champagne Louis Roederer stands as one of the region’s preeminent independent, family-owned Grandes Marques. Spanning 250 hectares predominantly situated within Grands and Premiers Crus across the Montagne de Reims, Vallée de la Marne, and Côte des Blancs, the estate prioritizes exceptional estate-owned viticulture. Under Chief Executive Frédéric Rouzaud and long-tenured Chef de Cave Jean-Baptiste Lécaillon, the house has pioneered large-scale viticultural regenerative transitions, with vast holdings certified organic and farmed biodynamically. The winemaking style combines parcel-by-parcel vinification, judicious large-oak maturation, and blocked malolactic fermentation to preserve chalk-driven tension, textural depth, and crystalline purity. Louis Roederer is internationally renowned for creating Cristal—the iconic prestige cuvée developed in 1876 for Tsar Alexander II—alongside Cristal Rosé, vintage-dated parcel expressions, and the dynamic multi-vintage Collection series based on a perpetual reserve system.
🍇 Grapes
Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier